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Automatic captions to be embedded on Youtube by Google : Official Google Blog: Automatic captions in YouTube

Verbatim launches New Range of Slim and Stylish Portable Hard Drives : 500GB InSight™ USB Portable Hard Drive with "Always On" Display

Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search Alliance : Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search Alliance: Completion of U.S., European review clears way for agreement to move forward



Windows 7 Activation Patch Released : http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/f...971033-173493/


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Supersized rival takes on new iPhone
Verizon unwraps 4.3-inch, Flash-ready Motorola Droid X





It's big, it's bold, it'll handle Flash (eventually) and it's got a cool-sounding name. Set to land next month, Verizon is clearly hoping to give the iPhone a run for its money with Motorola's eye-catching, Android-powered Droid X.
Verizon Wireless officials — accompanied by the CEOs of Google, Motorola and Flash developer Adobe — unveiled the long-rumored Droid X at a press event in New York on Wednesday, a day before the iPhone 4 goes on sale.
Verizon unwraps 4.3-inch, Flash-ready Motorola Droid X - Yahoo! News

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Games are Weapons in Search Wars
Google still leads, but Microsoft keeps bolstering Bing to keep the pressure on the search leader.




Microsoft fired another salvo as its battle against Google for search turf heated up this week.
Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled new features aimed at making Bing more than just a search site. Bing was enhanced with an entertainment page that will let users watch TV shows, play games and listen to music -- all without leaving the Web site.
Read More!! Games are Weapons in Search Wars - PCWorld

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Apple's Arrogance and the iPhone 4 Antenna Debacle

Just when Apple had hoped the hullabaloo over the iPhone 4's apparently faulty antenna was fading to a soft rumble, Consumer Reports comes along and drops a tactical nuclear strike, declaring the new iPhone unfit for public use.
Indeed, the Antenna Crisis is getting uglier by the minute, and it's time for some serious crisis control from the folks in Cupertino. Another pseudo explanation, like the one on July 2 that fessed up to an iPhone signal-strength software glitch unrelated to the antenna design, won't cut it this time. The company is in danger of losing its hard-earned reputation for excellent quality and service. If "bad antenna" is the first thing that pops into a consumer's head when an iPhone 4 ad appears, well, that can't be good for business.

Apple's Arrogance and the iPhone 4 Antenna Debacle - Yahoo! News

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Google Pumps Money into Zynga, Plans Social Gaming Service




Sources say the company that makes Farmville and other popular Facebook games will be the cornerstone of a service called Google Games, set to launch later this year.

http://www.gamesindustry.com/industry-news/detail/43360

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iPhone 4 'Bursts into Flames,' Report Claims




iPhone 4 bursts into flames, burns hand � Boy Genius Report

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USB Connector Can Be Plugged In Any Way Up




How many times have you gone to plug in a USB device, only to get it wrong and try to plug it in upside down? Ultratek is guessing that it's a fairly common occurrence, and it's recently introduced a USB connector that can be inserted regardless of its orientation. With Ultratek's upcoming USB connector, known as the Flipper, it won't matter whether you plug in a USB connector upside-down or right-side-up.


Whereas a normal USB connector is half filled with plastic, the Flipper does away with the plastic. Instead, the device has a thin connector strip within the center of the USB plug with connection contacts on both sides; allowing users to essentially plug and play without even having


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Fujitsu America Bring In New Green IT Solutions

New Fujitsu Services Help Enterprises Reduce Their Carbon Footprints and Energy Costs by 20 Percent on Average
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) - Fujitsu (http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com) today announced the new QuickStart assessment and Green IT Delivery Solution services that deliver actionable plans for reducing enterprise customers' IT energy costs by 20 percent on average and supporting their corporate sustainability efforts, including reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The Fujitsu Green IT solutions are unique in their class because they evaluate user habits and desktop and peripheral optimization, as well as data center efficiencies that can be gained through virtualization, cloud computing and other technologies. Typically, clients -- such as manufacturers, retailers, government agencies and financial-services and healthcare providers -- see a return on their sustainability investment within the first eight months of the implementation.
Fujitsu America Introduces New Green IT Solutions




Toshiba Unveils 24nm Process Nand Flash Memory

Starts mass production of world's highest capacity single chip 64 gigabit memory.
Toshiba Corporation, reinforcing its leadership in the development and fabrication of cutting-edge, high density NAND flash memories, has announced that it started mass production of NAND flash memories fabricated with 24nm*1 process technology. This latest technology advance has already been applied to 2bit-per-cell 64-gigabit (Gb) chips that are the world's smallest and offer the highest density on a single chip (8 gigabytes (GB))*2, and which are available from August,31. Toshiba will also add 32Gb and 3bit per cell products fabricated with the 24nm process technology to its product line-up.
Toshiba leads the industry in fabricating high density, small die size NAND flash memory chips. Application of the 24nm generation process technology will further shrink chip size, allowing Toshiba to boost productivity and bring further enhancements to high density, small sized products. The 24nm process products are also equipped with Toggle DDR, which enhances data transfer speed.
Toshiba Launches 24nm NAND Flash Memory



A New High Performance USB Headset launched by Corsair for Gamers

The Gaming Audio Series HS1 headset is ideal for anyone who is serious about gaming, and serious about audio.
Corsair, a worldwide designer and supplier of high-performance components to the PC gaming hardware market, announced the launch of their inaugural audio product, the Gaming Audio Series™ HS1 USB gaming headset. This noise-isolating headset offers long-term playing comfort and immersive multi-channel audio, with massive 50mm drivers and a carefully tuned acoustical design optimized not only for gaming, but for movies and music as well.
The HS1 is loaded with features designed to optimize your gaming experience. The 50mm drivers provide more accurate sound reproduction and far lower distortion than is produced by smaller, more typical drivers.
Welcome to Corsair :: Press Release

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A well known family in Mequon lost their 25 year old son (Arun Gopal Ratnam) in a fire at home June 4th.
This is what happened. He graduated with MBA from University of Wisconsin-Madison two weeks earlier and came home. Had a lunch with his dad at home and decided to go back to clean up his room at school. Father told him to wait and see his mother before he goes back for a few days.




He decided to take a nap while waiting for his mom to come home from work. Neighbors called 911 when they saw black smoke coming out of the house. Their 25 year old son Arun died in the three year old house. It took several days of investigation to find out the cause of the fire.



It was determined that the fire was caused by lap top in the bed.



When the lap top is on the bed cooling fan does not get air to cool the computer and that is what caused the fire.

He did not even wake up to get out of the bed he died of carbon monoxide (CO).

The reason I'm writing this to all of you is that I have seen all of us using our lap top in bed. Let us all decide and make it a practice not to do that. Risk is real. Let us make it a rule not to use lap top in bed or put computer on bed with blankets and pillows around.

Broadcast this message & you may save others!!

i call this technology backdraw.


P.S dont know whr to post this important info. mods can move the thread to the appropriate korner.

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Dell Launches New PowerEdge Servers, PowerVault Storage And PowerConnect Networking Solutions !

Dell Inc. (DELL: News ) on Thursday launched new PowerEdge servers, PowerVault storage, and PowerConnect networking solutions, which offer technology that small and medium businesses can easily integrate into their current infrastructure for greater productivity.
Dell said it is expanding its AMD portfolio by offering two new servers aimed at bringing enterprise-class features at a reasonable cost to growing businesses that need them. The PowerEdge R415 and R515 servers are designed to help growing businesses increase productivity, improve security and continuity, simplify management and usability, and improve reliability, all while reducing complexity and driving down costs. Both servers will be available for purchase starting October 11. Price for entry-level Dell PowerEdge R415 starts at $1200, while price for Dell PowerEdge R515 entry-level starts at $1600.
Dell Launches New PowerEdge Servers, PowerVault Storage And PowerConnect Networking Solutions - Quick Facts


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Team Announces Fusion F108 Flash Drive



The Fusion Flash Drive Series from Team Group Inc is one of the global bestseller USB. Continuing with the clean cut design of the previous generation, the Fusion F108 delivers a maximum capacity up to 32GB, which can store up to over 40 movies in AVI format or 6,000 songs in MP3 format. The big capacity of Fusion Flash Drive can give user a worry free storing experience.
Inheriting the features from the globally bestselling Fusion family, the F108 catches the user attention with its sandblasted and anodized finishing. With the well-tempered color silver, black and brown, the F108 becomes an indispensable mobile storage for mature user seeks for reliable storage.

Blue Techno Innovations � (PR) Team Announces Fusion F108 Flash Drive


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Thunderbird 3.1.4 and 3.0.8 Updates Are Now Available

September 16, 2010
Thunderbird 3.1.4 and Thunderbird 3.0.8 updates are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from www.GetThunderbird.com. These releases fix a stability problems affecting a limited number of users.
As part of Mozilla Messaging's ongoing security and stability update process, we strongly recommend that all Thunderbird users upgrade to these releases. If you already have Thunderbird 3.1 or 3.0, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. You can also manually fetch this update by selecting "Check for Updates..." from the Help menu.
Thunderbird 3.1.4 and 3.0.8 Updates Are Now Available




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Big backlash over more-intrusive 'cookies'


Spate of Lawsuits Shows User Discomfort With Latest Innovations in Online-Tracking Technology

Tools that track users' whereabouts on the Web are facing increased regulatory and public scrutiny and prompting a flurry of legal challenges.
Since July, at least six suits have been filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against websites and companies that create advertising technology, accusing them of installing online-tracking tools that are so surreptitious that they essentially hack into users' machines without their knowledge. All of the suits seek class-action status and accuse companies of violating the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and other laws against deceptive practices.
In 2001 and 2003, courts ruled that websites could place small text files called "cookies" on machines. Cookies allow sites to remember users, so they don't have to log in user information on each visit. But they can also be used to track users across websites, compiling a profile of a user's browsing interests.
The earlier decisions said tracking across websites was legal. Since then, online tracking has become the foundation of the $23 billion online advertising industry. The industry says tracking tools help subsidize content, allowing many websites to be free to users.
The new lawsuits challenge the older rulings because modern tracking tools are more sophisticated than early cookies.
Read More :cookies-cause-bitter-backlash: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

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Bing vs. Google: The Content Wars



The search engine wars are heating up again, but unlike previous battles Microsoft's Bing and Google's Google are taking different approaches to win over users. Bing is doubling down on Facebook integration, while Google is moving aggressively into the media space with Google TV and Chrome OS netbooks. These aren't the clashes of old, such as the battle for real-time results, the duel at the Web 2.0 Summit and the semantic search showdown. This time each brand is moving into new frontiers and betting that users will follow them into the future. Who will win? To find out you'll have to query your favorite search engine from your PC, mobile device, television or Facebook.
Read More:Bing vs. Google: The Content Wars - PCWorld

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Now the technology has completely changed the meaning of life as now everything can be enjoyed online. Fan group of TV Shows can watch TV Show Online with best quality of video and very high buffering speed.

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Microsoft Office 365: Deciphering Pricing, Service Options

Microsoft Office 365, the follow-up to the company’s Business Productivity Online Suite, is now available for beta testing. A full commercial launch is expected in 2011. With this release, Microsoft is betting big on the enterprise’s desire for suite of products that combines the power and productivity options of the desktop with the convenience of the cloud. However, the flexibility that is the hallmark of the new solution also makes it confusing when it comes time to figure out which option you need. Microsoft is offering a slew of different Office 365 versions for small businesses, larger options, and educational institutions. In addition, the enterprise version features a range of pricing and service options designed for different groups of workers. Trying to figure out which of the many options make the most sense for your enterprise can be tricky. We’ve pored over the various details and plans, and assembled them into a readily understandable package to give you an overview of what you need to know about Office 365. Read on to learn key details surrounding Microsoft’s latest productivity suite.

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New Wireless Manager Provides Network Administrators with Added Flexibility and Visibility

The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced the next generation of its Wireless Manager, a comprehensive management solution that helps IT departments manage their network infrastructure with better accuracy. Offering more flexibility and visibility into all elements of a wireless broadband network deployment, the Wireless Manager provides network administrators with real-time monitoring and management of their mesh, point-to-multipoint (PMP), point-to-point and any other Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-enabled network elements from a single Google map view.

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· Motorola’s Wireless Manager is a flexible, powerful and scalable network management platform that enables streamlined deployment and provisioning of networks, which helps reduce costs and enables faster network setup.
· Wireless Manager offers network operators a new level of visibility through real-time, highly advanced visualization of the network in an embedded Google Maps environment. Network elements are overlaid on satellite images as icons and a wide range of information, including connectivity between nodes, link quality or range and availability is displayed on the screen.
· The third generation Wireless Manager offers IT departments several key features that will help further strengthen their wireless broadband network management capabilities:

Read More!! http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Pres...lity-34ad.aspx

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Apple Patches Critical Safari Holes



Apple last week patched 27 vulnerabilities in Safari for Mac OS X and Windows, 85% of them critical bugs that could be exploited to hijack Macs or PCs.
Of the 27 flaws fixed in Safari 5.0.3 for Mac and Windows, four were patched by Apple two months ago in its iOS mobile operating system, and at least three had been addressed by Google in its Chrome browser as far back as mid-August.

Chrome and Safari share the open-source WebKit browser engine. Apple identified all 27 vulnerabilities it patched today as within WebKit.

Most of the vulnerabilities addressed in the Safari updates -- Apple also patched the older Safari 4 that runs in Mac OS X 10.4, aka Tiger -- were accompanied by the phrase "arbitrary code execution," which is Apple's way of saying "critical."

Unlike other browser makers, including Google, Microsoft and Mozilla, Apple doesn't assign severity labels to vulnerabilities.

According to Apple, the 23 critical bugs can be exploited by "drive-by" attacks that launch as soon as a victim browses to a malicious Web site.
More Here !! Apple Patches Critical Safari Holes - PCWorld

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EU launches antitrust probe into Google searches



BRUSSELS – European Union regulators will investigate whether Google Inc. has abused its dominant position in the online search market — the first major probe into the online giant's business practices.
The move announced Tuesday follows complaints from rival search engines that Google put them at a disadvantage in both its regular and sponsored search results, by listing links to their sites below references to its own services in an attempt to shut them out of the market.
Read More!! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101130/...xuYnNwc3Rvcg--

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BlackBerry wins U.S. government security approval



Research In Motion has been butting heads with foreign governments over its tight security, but its latest BlackBerry 6 OS has won approval from the U.S. government for those same standards.
RIM announced today that its BlackBerry 6 operating system is now FIPS 140-2 certified. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) is a series of standards set up by the U.S. government to ensure that computer products meet certain high-level security requirements. The standard is used by government agencies, regulated industries, and other organizations that store and send data dealing with sensitive information.
The FIPS 140-2 standard (PDF) specifically addresses cryptographic modules, which cover both hardware and software designed to secure and protect data.
Read more: BlackBerry wins U.S. government security approval | Security - CNET News

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The 3D Printer Revolution Countdown: Print Your Own PC Coming Shortly



Today's 3D printers can print out robots, eyeglass frames, foods, tools, toys, and more. Who knows what the future holds?
An exact description of 3D printing is somewhat elusive because several methods may be used; but most 3D printers stack thin layers of material to form a 3D object in much the same way that a dot-matrix printer creates an image on a page. Though the process has been around since the early 1990s, it had a relatively low profile until recently. In part this was due to the five- or six-figure prices that early 3D printers commanded, and in part it reflected the relatively low quality of the objects the printers produced.
More here!!The 3D Printer Revolution Countdown: Print Your Own PC Coming Shortly - PCWorld

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IBM Invests US$38M in Cloud Computing Data Centre to Address Asia Pacific Growth
New facility based in Singapore extends IBM's global cloud delivery capabilities to meet growth market cloud needs of businesses in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE, - 07 Mar 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) On Mar 7, announced a US$38M investment in a new IBM Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Data Centre in Singapore, which will provide businesses with solutions and services to harness the potential of cloud computing. The new facility will extend IBM's globally-integrated cloud delivery network with centres in Germany, Canada and the United States; and 13 global cloud labs, of which seven are based in Asia Pacific – China, India, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore.
Scheduled to launch in April, the Centre will make available IBM's comprehensive cloud services and technology portfolio via the company's cloud delivery infrastructure. These services are designed to enable clients to reap the benefits of business and IT transformation; increase flexibility and agility; accelerate time to market; reduce costs; and increase security and compliance of public cloud environments.
More Here: IBM Press room - 2011-03-07 IBM Invests US$38M in Cloud Computing Data Centre to Address Asia Pacific Growth - United States

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Google Buys Video-enhancing Company to Boost YouTube
Green Parrot Pictures makes technology that will sharpen video quality as clips get uploaded to YouTube

Google has acquired an Irish company for technology that will allow YouTube to automatically improve the quality of videos stored on the site.
Green Parrot Pictures, based in Dublin, makes digital video technology that Google hopes will make clips on YouTube sharper, steadier and lower in image noise.

The technology may come in handy in particular for videos shot under pressure with low-quality devices, such as camera phones, in situations such as street protests, according to Google.
Green Parrot Pictures' video improvement technology has been used in big-budget films such as "Lord of the Rings," "X-Men" and "Spider Man." Green Parrot Pictures CEO Anil Kokaram is also an associate professor at Trinity College Dublin.

"Their technology helps make videos look better while at the same time using less bandwidth and improving playback speed," wrote Jeremy Doig, director of Google video technology, in a blog post on Tuesday.

"With the equivalent of over 170,000 full-length movies uploaded to YouTube every week, the team's experience in this area -- working on solutions for both video consumers and experts alike -- will be a source of new ideas and further innovation at YouTube and across Google. We look forward to working with them to make the videos you upload every minute of every day to our site look even better," Doig wrote.

Google sites, primarily YouTube, drew the most unique video viewers in January with 144.1 million, followed in a distant second place by Vevo with 51 million, according to comScore. Yahoo, Viacom Digital and AOL rounded out the top five.

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